iMovie is a free application provided by Apple for all Mac users. The latest official version as of early 2026 is iMovie 10.4.4 , which generally requires macOS 15.6 or later .

In this story, the "hero" is usually a user with a reliable but aging Mac who wants to edit video without upgrading their entire operating system. Since the official Mac App Store typically only offers the latest version of iMovie—which requires the newest macOS—users are forced into a digital scavenger hunt for the specific .dmg (disk image) file. Why Version 10.1.6?